H2421

חיה 

Transliteration

chayah;

Pronunciation

khaw-yaw'

Parts of Speech

v

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root [compare 2331]

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 644

KJV Translation Count — 262x

The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: live (153), alive (34), save (13), quicken (14), revive (12), surely (10), life (9), recover (8), misc (9)

Outline of Biblical Usage

1. to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
a. (Qal)
1. to live
a. to have life
b. to continue in life, remain alive
c. to sustain life, to live on or upon
d. to live (prosperously)
2. to revive, be quickened
a. from sickness
b. from discouragement
c. from faintness
d. from death
b. (Piel)
1. to preserve alive, let live
2. to give life
3. to quicken, revive, refresh
a. to restore to life
b. to cause to grow
c. to restore
d. to revive
c. (Hiphil)
1. to preserve alive, let live
2. to quicken, revive
a. to restore (to health)
b. to revive
c. to restore to life

Strong's Definitions

chayah, khaw-yaw'; a primitive root (compare 2331, 2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive: — keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole.

Concordance Results Using KJV

And Adam H2421d an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

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And Seth H2421d an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

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And Seth H2421d after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And Enos H2421d ninety years, and begat Cainan:

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And Enos H2421d after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And Cainan H2421d seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

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And Cainan H2421d after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And Mahalaleel H2421d sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

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And Mahalaleel H2421d after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And Jared H2421d an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

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